Praxis PA Grades 4-8 Science (5159) Study Guide 2026–2027 | Middle Grades Science Teacher Certification Prep

A complete study guide for the Praxis Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Science (5159) test, required for Pennsylvania middle-grades certification with a science concentration. It follows the four ETS content categories in the same order and weighting as the real test, with tables, diagrams, worked calculations, and two full-length practice tests.

What's Inside:

• Basic Principles and Processes: scientific inquiry and experimental design, measurement and lab equipment, data analysis and graphing, lab safety, history of science, matter, atomic structure, energy, and science, technology, and society
• Physical Sciences: motion and forces, electricity and magnetism, waves, light and optics, the periodic table, bonding, states of matter and gas laws, chemical reactions, acids and bases, and solutions
• Life Sciences: cells and cell transport, cell division, biochemistry, genetics, evolution, classification, plants, animal anatomy and physiology, and ecology
• Earth and Space Sciences: rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, weathering and soil, Earth's history, oceans, weather, climate, and astronomy
• 2 full-length practice tests with 200 exam-level questions, weighted like the real test
• Detailed answer explanations for every question, with calculations shown
• Exam overview, study schedules, test-taking strategies, FAQ, and a final review checklist
• Comparison tables, flow charts, and diagrams for quick review

Format:

• Digital PDF, 201 pages, instant download
• Printable on US Letter paper

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